Apron



Feb. 1, 1966 M. YABLON 3,231,898

APRON Filed Feb. 5,. 1965 I 'I'Hm.

INVENTOR. 20a 5 l2 MELVIN YABLON United States Patent APRON p p MelvinYablon, Bayside', N.Y., assignorto Award Packaging Corporation, GardenCity, N.Y. Filed Feb. 5, 1963-, Set. No. 256,420 4 Claims. (Cl; 2-48)This invention pertains, in general, to aprons; and, in particular, to ap-reassermbled sheetdike article, and the formation thereof, whichadaptable for being converted into an apron with minimum eflF-ort.

One object of the present invention isto provide a new and improvedapron.

Another object oft'he present invention is to provide a preassemb-ledsheet-like article which is easily adaptable for being. converted intoan apron.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide apreassembled sheet-likewarticle capable of being used as a package formerchantable items such as soft goods, food, etc. and, liavingfol'filledthe purpose therof, being adapted for easy conversion by thepurchaser into an apron.

In accordance with one illustrative embodiment of the present invention,there" is provided an apron which is achievable by: making a fold in asheet. of polyethylene or like material; heat-sealing the edges'of thefolded sheet thereby forming pockets in said folded sheet; applying inoverlapping relationship two strap-like members of polyethylene or likematerial toan upper edge surface of said sheet; beat-sealing thecorresponding extremities of both strapalike membersto'oppo-site edgesof said sheet; and, cutting said strap-like members, the cut in eachsaid strap-like member-being one cut at opposite ends thereof wherebysaid straps may be used as apron straps.

One feature of the present invention is the provision of a preassembledsheet-like article of heat-scalable plas tic or plastic-like materialwhich may be converted easily lnto an apron.

The various features of novelty which characterize the invention arepointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this specification. For a better understanding of the invention,its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its use,reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptivematter in which there is illrusrtrated and described a preferredembodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a disassembled view, in perspective, of the elements of theapron according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective View showing the elements of FIG. 1, asassembled;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary view of the assembly of FIG. 2 as viewed fromthe vantage line 33 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the fragmentary view of FIG. 3, as viewedalong the section lines 4'4 shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the finished apron according to thepresent invention; and

FIG. 6 is a. fragmentary view of the strap like members employed in thepresent invention showing an alternative embodiment thereof.

As is shown in FIG. 1, a pliable sheet, designated generally by thereference numeral 10, is folded along the fold line 11. Showndisassembled from the folded sheet 10 are the two straps 12 and 13 whichare advantageously of the same material as the sheet 10. Suitable.materials for the sheet 10 and the strap members 12 and 13 are filmpolyethylene, film polypropylene, film polyvinyl chloride, film nylon,wowen nylon or woven fiber glass. Ac-

, cording to the preferred embodiment of the present inas illustrated atFIG. 6, the strap member 12 may have a line of perforations 19a and thestrap member 13 may have a line of perforations 20a. The purpose of the-line-marked indicia 19 and 20 (FIG. 1) or the line of perforations 19aand 20a (FIG. 6) is explained in more detail hereinafter.

FIG. 2' illustrates the assembly of the folded sheet 10 and the strapmembers 12 and 13 of FIG. 1.

As illustrated at FIG. 2', opposing side edges 14 and 15 of the foldedsheet 10 (the sheet 10 being folded along the fold line 11, ashereinbefore described and illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2) areheat-sealed. In addition, for the purpose of forming two pockets in thefront of the apron a wide heatseal line 16' is provided. It is to beunderstood that according to the present invention,

more than or less than two pockets may be provided in the preassembledapron article. As illustrated at FIG. 2 for purposes of orientation, thebottom edge of the apron is defined by the fold line 11 and the topportion of the apron is defined by the edge 21. As assembled, accordingto FIG. 2, one strap-like member 12 has its opposite extremitiesheat-sealedat 17 and 18, respectively, across and also heat sealed at 17and 18 the other strap member 13.

As illustrated at FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the strap member 12 is sealed at itsextremities across the top edge portion 2 1 on the back surface of thesheet 10. Directly thereover there is placed the strap member 13 whichis similarly sealed at its extreme portions.

As is illustrated at FIG. 5, the preassembled sheetdike article withstraps is easily converted to the apron shown. Very simply, thepurchaser may sever the strap 13 along the line 20. In the event thatthe strap 13 has a perforated line 20a (FIG. 6) a simple manual tearingmotion will suffice to sever strap 13. Similarly, the innermost strap(i.e., the strap 12 which is directly in abutment with the surface areaof the sheet 10) may be severed along the line 19 (FIG. 1) or, in thealternative, as shown at FIG. 6, may be manually torn along the line ofperforations 19a. Thus, there is achieved the finished apron as shown atFIG. 5.

As may be appreciated by reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, there mayadvantageously be printed upon the front surface of the apronadvertising copy or other useful information bean'ng symbols.

It is contemplated that one highly advantageous use of the preassembledsheet-like article shown at FIG. 2 would be a package for articles. ofmerchandise. The top edge 21 of the sheet 10 may, advantageously, befastened over pocket portions of the sheet-like article. After themerchandsible articles have been used by the purchaser, the assemblyshown at FIG. 2 may be easily converted, in the manner heretoforedescribed, into the apron shown at FIG. 5.

- While a specific embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed in detail to illustrate the application of the principles ofthe invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodiedotherwise without departing from.- such principles.

What is claimed is:

1. A preassembled sheet-like article adaptable for being converted intoan apron, comprising: a sheet-like article defined by an upper edgeopposite a lower edge and two opposing side edges; a first strap-likemember connected at its extremitiw across said upper edge portion; a'second strap-like memberconnected at its extremities across said upperedge portion overlapping said first strap-like member, said firststrap-like member having indicia near one extremity thereof and saidsecond straplike member having indicia near an extremity thereof whichis opposite said one extremity of said first stralplike member, bothsaid indicia indicating the location at which said strap-like membersare to be severed so that said severed strap like members may beextended from the opposing side edges, to which they are connected, ofsaid sheet-like article to form with said article an apron.

2. A sheet-like article adapted for conversion into an apron comprising:a sheet like article defined by an upper edge opposite a lower edge andtwo opposing side edges; a first strap-like member connected at itsextremities and extending across said upper edge; a second strap-likemember connected at its extremities and extending across said upper edgeoverlapping said first strap-like member, said first strap-like memberhaving a line of perforations near one extremity thereof and said secondstrap-like member having a line of perforations near an extremitythereof which is opposite said one extremity of said first straplikemember, both said lines of perforations indicating the locations atwhich said strap-like members may be severed so that said severedstrap-like members may be extended from the opposing side edges, towhich said strap-like members are connected, of said sheet-iike articleto form with said article an apron.

3. An article of manufacture adapted for conversion to an aproncomprising: a flexible sheet of heat-sealable material defined by anupper edge opposite a lower edge and two opposing side edges; twosuperimposed straps of heat-scalable material, said straps beingsubstantially as long as saidu'pper edge and extending across said sheetnear said upper edge along the direction of said upper edge, theopposite ends of one of said straps being heat sealed to said sheet nearits opposing side edges, respectively, the opposite ends of the other ofsaid straps being heat sealed to the respective opposing ends of saidone strap, said one strap being adapted to be severed near one of itsends and said other strap being adapted to be severed near an endopposite the severed end of said one strap whereby said straps whensevered form with said sheet an apron.

4. An article of manufacture adapted for conversion to an aproncomprising: a flexible sheet defined by an upper edge opposite a loweredge and two opposing side edges; two superimposed straps, said strapsbeing substantially as iong as said upper edge and extending across saidupper edge, the opposite ends of one of said straps being connected tosaid sheet near its opposing side edges, respectively, the opposite endsof the other of said straps being connected to the respective opposingends of said one strap, said one strap being adapted to be severed nearone of its ends and said other strap being adapted to be severed near anend opposite the severed end of said one strap whereby said straps whensevered form with said sheet an apron.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,660,219 11/1953Haas 156-203 2,749,966 6/1956 Roetger 156--201 2,949,611 8/1960Wilk-aitis 249 3,032,773 5/1962 Piazze 249 3,065,121 11/1962 Andrews156201 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,284,755 1/1962 France.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

DAVID J. WILLIAMOWSKY, Examiner.

1. A PREASSEMBLED SHEET-LIKE ARTICLE ADAPTED FOR BEING CONVERTED INTO ANAPRON, COMPRISING: A SHEET-LIKE ARTICLE DEFINED BY AN UPPER EDGEOPPOSITE A LOWER EDGE AND TWO OPPOSING SIDE EDGES; A FIRST STRAP-LIKEMEMBER CONNECTED AT ITS EXTREMITIES ACROSS SAID UPPER EDGE PORTION; ASECOND STRAP-LIKE MEMBER CONNECTED AT ITS EXTREMITIES ACROSS SAID UPPEREDGE PORTION OVERLAPPING SAID FIRST STRAP-LIKE MEMBER, SAID FIRSTSTRAP-LIKE MEMBER HAVING INDICIA NEAR ONE EXTREMITY THEREOF AND SAIDSECOND STRAPLIKE MEMBER HAVING INDICIA NEAR AN EXTREMITY THEREOF WHICHIS OPPOSITE SAID ONE EXTREMITY OF SAID FIRST STRAPLIKE MEMBER, BOTH SAIDINDICIA INDICATING THE LOCATION AT WHICH SAID STRAP-LIKE MEMBERS ARE TOBE SEVERED SO THAT SAID SEVERED STRAP-LIKE MEMBERS MAY BE EXTENDED FROMTHE OPPOSING SIDE EDGES, TO WHICH THEY ARE CONNECTED, OF SAID SHEET-LIKEARTICLE TO FORM WITH SAID ARTICLE AN APRON.